--- title: Being in hospital, and a sick parent or grandparent — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Being in hospital, and a sick parent or grandparent», a lesson of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: When you or someone you love is seriously ill, it is normal to feel scared, sad, angry, jealous or all of them at onc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/) / Being in hospital, and a sick parent o… # Being in hospital, and a sick parent or grandparent Lesson 33 of the medicine course of Mova's primary school: 16 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/0/) — When you or someone you love is seriously ill, it is normal to feel scared, sad, angry, jealous or all of them at once, and none of these feelings makes you a bad person. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/1/) — Illness is never a child's fault: not a quarrel, not a bad thought, not something you forgot to do caused it, and you cannot catch cancer or depression from someone. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/2/) — Hospitals look frightening with their beeping machines, but the beeps are mostly reminders for nurses, and a children's ward lets a parent stay with you. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/3/) — Picture Sam, whose mum is in hospital: he helps at home, worries at night and feels guilty when he laughs with friends; the best thing he can do is ask his questions and tell a grown-up he trusts how he feels. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/4/) — Children's wards let a parent stay and have play areas and friendly staff, so a child in hospital is not left alone. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/5/) — Children in hospital can often keep in touch with friends through visits, video calls, cards and messages. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/6/) — It is natural for a child to feel scared, sad or angry when a parent is ill, and the illness is never the child's fault. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/7/) — Cancer is when some cells grow out of control; there are many types, many people get better with treatment, and you cannot catch it from someone. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/8/) — Chemotherapy kills fast-growing cells, including cancer cells and hair cells, so hair often falls out and usually grows back after treatment. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/9/) — Depression is an illness that affects mood, energy and thinking; it is not laziness or just being sad, and doctors treat it with talking therapy and sometimes medicine. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/10/) — When someone is dying, doctors and nurses, including hospice and palliative care teams, keep them comfortable and free of pain, and support the family. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/11/) — People near the end of life may still hear voices, so it is fine to talk to them, and it is fine to cry. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/12/) — Children who help look after an ill or disabled family member are called young carers, and schools and councils can support them. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/13/) — Feeling jealous when a sick brother or sister gets lots of attention is normal and doesn't make you a bad person. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/14/) — Hospital machines monitor heart rate, oxygen and breathing and beep when something needs checking, which is often not urgent. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/33-being-in-hospital-and-a-sick-parent-or-grandparent/15/) — Most illnesses aren't passed from parent to child, and doctors can answer questions about family risk. - ← previous: [Needles and brave faces](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/) - next →: [Exercise and posture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/34-exercise-and-posture/) - ↑ back to [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/)